Jeremiah 47
1 Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.
La parole de l'Éternel qui fut adressée à Jérémie, le prophète, touchant les Philistins, avant que Pharaon frappât Gaza.
2 This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
Ainsi a dit l'Éternel: Voici des eaux qui montent de l'Aquilon; elles deviennent un torrent débordé; elles inondent la terre et ce qu'elle contient, les villes et leurs habitants; les hommes poussent des cris, et tous les habitants du pays se lamentent.
3 [They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].
A cause du retentissement des sabots de ses puissants chevaux, du fracas de ses chars, du grondement de ses roues, les pères ne se tournent pas vers leurs enfants, tant les mains sont devenues lâches.
4 It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].
C'est que le jour est venu de détruire tous les Philistins, de retrancher à Tyr et à Sidon quiconque reste encore pour les secourir. Car l'Éternel va détruire les Philistins, les restes de l'île de Caphtor.
5 [The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”
Gaza est devenue chauve. Askélon, avec le reste de leur vallée, se tait. Jusqu'à quand te feras-tu des incisions?
6 [The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”
Ah! épée de l'Éternel, jusqu'à quand ne cesseras-tu pas? Rentre dans ton fourreau, apaise-toi, et te tiens en repos.
7 But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.
Comment cesserais-tu? L'Éternel lui a donné commandement; c'est contre Askélon et contre le rivage de la mer qu'il l'a assignée.
